Nikitin Calls For His Tournament Life on the Bubble
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
With around 550,000 in the pot, Simon Higgins and Anatoly Nikitin were heads-up on a board of 
. Higgins, from under the gun, moved all in for 450,000.
Nikitin, with around 250,000 remaining, threw in four time banks as he went into the tank. "What are you going to do with queens," a tablemate said before being warned not to talk about the hand with action pending.
Nikitin eventually called and Higgins turned over 
for a bluff before the floor arrived at the table. Nikitin waited until he showed 
for a flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,240,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
200,000
450,000
|
450,000 |